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Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (song)

"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
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Single by Geri Halliwell
from the album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
B-side
  • "New Religion"
  • "It's Raining Men"
  • "Breaking Glass"
Released 30 July 2001
Format
Recorded 2000
Genre
Length 3:24 (Radio edit)
3:41 (Album version)
Label EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
Geri Halliwell singles chronology
"It's Raining Men"
(2001)
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"
(2001)
"Calling"
(2001)
Music video
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" on YouTube

"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" is a song by singer-songwriter, Geri Halliwell. It was released on 30 July 2001 as the second single from Halliwell's second solo album of the same name. Written by Halliwell on the day of her first recovery meeting for bulimia, she described the song as "the things I did to avoid staying still and deal with my seemings." It is Halliwell's most rock-based song to date, and was inspired by her listening to Led Zeppelin the previous summer as encouraged by close friend, Robbie Williams. The song sampled Apollo 440's song "Stop the Rock".

It received positive reviews by music critics, who complimented the singer's new style. The music video was directed by Jim Canty and Jake-Sebastian Wynne. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Party in the Park, Musica Sí and Popkomm.

Halliwell plays two characters in the video. She said, "It's kind of like Lara Croft meets Blondie. The Lara Croft character, she represents spirit and soul, a little more organic, more playful. Then the (Blondie) character on stage, she's a lot more aggressive and sexual and represents ego."

The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number-eight which became the lowest-charting single of Halliwell's career at the time. The single sold 27,458 copies in its first week, but ended up only selling about 80,192 copies in the United Kingdom.

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster".

UK & Europe CD1 (Released 30 July 2001)

UK & Europe CD2 (Released 30 July 2001)

European 2-Track CD Single (Version 1) (Released 30 July 2001)

European 2-Track CD Single (Version 2) (Released 30 July 2001)

Australian CD Maxi (Released 10 September 2001)


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